The famous Route 66 Casino Hotel in New Mexico has become the latest land operator to integrate Scientific Games’ Play4Fun online product, providing entertainment for visitors and preparing for possible US legalisation at some future point. SG subsidiary Williams Interactive powers Play4Fun, which will be available on iOS and Android mobile platforms later this year. …
Loretta Lynch, the US Attorney General candidate that Senator Lindsey Graham attempted unsuccessfully to persuade to comment in favour of his RAWA bill during confirmation hearings (see previous reports), has been confirmed for the post by the US Senate. The 56-43 vote ended a five-month political deadlock that made her wait longer for confirmation than …
Swedish gambling group Betsson AB has posted a strong Q1-2015 report, with highlights that include: * Revenue up by 24 percent to SEK 847.4 (686.0) million – the highest quarterly revenue figure ever reported; * Organic growth of 14 percent; * Operating income up 39 percent y-o-y at SEK 238.0 (171.2) million; * Operating margin …
The Taipei Times reports that a Taiwanese man has been picked up in a joint international probe into an online gambling syndicate that has seen the arrests of 1,063 people. Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has confirmed said that it assisted in the international investigation that smashed what may prove to be the largest illegal …
Turnkey online casino and sportsbook provider EveryMatrix has announced the promotion of Doina Stefanescu as Chief Operations Officer. She will take over from Jan Ridenfeldt, who has moved to NYX Gaming as managing director (see previous report). Described as an insightful, results-oriented manager, Stefanescu joins the top management team after successfully leading the EveryMatrix Account …
The marketing publication Drum reports that 20-year marketing professional Gav Thompson has been appointed to the Chief Marketing Officer post at land and online gambling group Paddy Power, and will take up his new responsibilities in June this year. Thompson has worked with several major companies in a successful strategic marketing career, including Guinness, PlayStation, …
Tropicana, the US land gambling group that is already active online in New Jersey in partnership with Betfair, has the social gaming vertical in its sights following a partnership agreement with San Francisco-based Ruby Seven Studios. The project envisages free-to-play casino games in the online desktop and mobile social environment Tropicana president and chief executive, …
One of the market leaders in daily fantasy sports, FanDuel has scored a major coup by signing multi-year sponsorship agreements with 15 US National Football League teams, significantly augmenting an earlier agreement with the Washington Redskins (see previous report). The new deal includes the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego …
Gary Watts, the 57-year-old Bicester adviser who was entrusted to handle the finances of a 92-year-old woman and elderly man, but spent GBP 800,000 of their money on internet gambling (see previous reports) has been sentenced to three years in jail. Watts appeared for sentencing at the Oxford Crown Court after earlier pleading guilty to …
BetRadar has announced the integration of its Virtual Football product at online betting operator Bet At Home.com, giving online football fans access to an extensive soccer league betting facility. With eight matches running simultaneously, Virtual Football provides a popular individual betting market on both desktop and mobile devices. “Virtual Sports Betting has become an integral …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc reported a decline in operating profit Thursday, posting a 19 percent decline due to GBP 20 million in additional taxation and sports results that favoured the punters. The company saw operating profit shrink by GBP 16 million in the 13 weeks to March 31 as it started …
The much-anticipated California House hearing on internet gambling scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed to a date yet to be advised, according to Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas. The hearing “Gambling: Internet poker” was the first of four planned on the topic and would have discussed a total of four online poker legalisation …
In a move that is being seen as billionaire land casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson’s bid to hedge his bets, Nevada politicians have pushed through a bill restricting to online poker only any Nevada player-sharing deals with other states. Last Friday AB 414 was passed by the state Assembly on a 23 to 17 vote with …
The already charged online gambling legalisation environment in Pennsylvania was further stimulated this week when Representative Thomas Murt introduced a fourth bill to the state House; the difference with this one is that it opposes and seeks to halt legislative attempts to legalise the genre. Murt’s HB 1013 proposes a blanket online gambling ban in …
Chinese lottery officials have released sales statistics for March in the booming market, reporting a 6.3 percent decline – the first in two years – as a consequence of the central government’s recent restriction of online ticket sales (see previous report). Sales of RMB30.81 billion ($4.9 billion) were recorded in March, the first year-on-year drop …
Silicon Valley-based developer WinView, Inc. has closed a second round of financing raising $1.5 million. Funds will be used to complete and launch a real-time synchronised sports app that allows fans to play skill-based, in-game competitions, including separate contests among friends and family, during live TV sporting events for cash rewards and prizes. WinView said …
French gaming operator BetClic Everest Group has become the official betting partner of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), the governing body of men’s professional club basketball in France. Under the terms of the agreement, Betclic will enjoy a strong digital presence on LNB’s website along with exposure across mobile channels, stadium visibility and public …
Deutsche Telekom launched its tipp3.de sports betting website in partnership with Österreichische Sportwetten GmbH in to the German market this week despite the stalled licensing process. The company describes the launch of its tipp3 product as a fair, responsible internet-only sports betting offer with a focus on soccer. Other markets offered include basketball and Formula …
Online gaming provider Gaming Realms plc, reported on its results for the fifteen month period ended December 31, 2014 saying its impressive revenue increase was impacted by increased marketing and operating costs. Key performance indicators for the 2014 Financial year include: Revenue increased 1,174 percent to GBP 11.2 million for the fifteen months trading to …
Genesis Gaming has entered the social gaming realm with the launch of a social gaming catalogue of 20 games available as a single integration. The catalogue offers a range of popular titles in Flash and HTML5 content along with options for native clients on iOS and Android. “We have been providing high performing video slots …
Gala Coral brand Eurobet Italia srl has appointed Alfredo Melloni head of gaming succeeding Marco Trucco who left the company in September 2014. Prior to his appointment, Melloni spent three years as eGaming product manager for Paddy Power.
The latest quarterly results report from the land and online gambling group Ladbrokes plc reveals that operating profits plunged 60 percent quarter-on-quarter as a result of unfavourable football and horse-racing results. Profit before tax and excluding one-off costs was GBP 14.3 million in Q1-2015 compared to GBP 35.6 million in the last three months of …
Online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming has launched its latest online slot, a 5 reel, 25-pay-line game with a Mexican wrestling theme titled Lucha Libre. The theme features wrestling cards, hysterical TV commentators and of course the masked wrestlers themselves, supporting two bonus games and a slew of other features that include the Mask of …
Sportech plc has announced that it has “materially improved” the terms of a contract that was inherited on its acquisition of the Scientific Games Racing business in 2010. Under the previous contract, Shoreline Star Greyhound and Entertainment Complex, LLC, a company owned and controlled by the Zeff family interests, were due to receive approximately 50 …